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Where are they now? The last Pirates starting XI to win the league, in 2012

Sowetan · · 215 words · By Sihle Ndebele
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What to know about Where are they now? The last Pirates starting XI to win the league, in 2012

Story audio is generated using AI Following Orlando Pirates’ league triumph, their first in 14 years, at Mbombela Stadium at the weekend, we trace Bucs’ starting XI in their victorious 2011/12 Premiership league-clinching match against Golden Arrows on May 19…

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What happened

Story audio is generated using AI Following Orlando Pirates’ league triumph, their first in 14 years, at Mbombela Stadium at the weekend, we trace Bucs’ starting XI in their victorious 2011/12 Premiership league-clinching match against Golden Arrows on May 19…

Why it matters

Moeneeb Josephs: Serving as Kenya national team goalkeeper coach under his former Bucs teammate Benni McCarthy, who’s the head coach.

Common ground

Lucky Lekgwathi (Captain): Betway Premiership and MTN8 ambassador, while he also owns a successful restaurant business.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “Lucky Lekgwathi (Captain): Betway Premiership and MTN8 ambassador, while he also owns a successful restaurant business.”
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The provided evidence contains general definitions of 'lucky' and information about Orlando Pirates, but no specific evidence regarding Lucky Lekgwathi's role as an ambassador or his restaurant business.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Orlando Pirates Football Club, referred to as simply Pirates, is a South African professional football club based in Orlando, Soweto that plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Pirates_F.C.
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web search NEUTRAL — Affordable groceries with everyday low prices on California’s diverse flavors. Shop fresh produce and quality ingredients at your local Lucky Supermarket.
https://luckysupermarkets.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 18, 2026 · The meaning of LUCKY is having good luck. How to use lucky in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lucky.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lucky
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Claim 2: “Rooi Mahamutsa: Still active and was playing for second-tier side Gomora United in the just-concluded season.”
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Three independent sports data sources (Transfermarkt, BeSoccer, and Football Database) confirm Rooi Mahamutsa is playing for Gomora United in the 2025/26 season.
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web search NEUTRAL — Player stats of Rooi Mahamutsa (Gomora United Football Club) ➤ Goals ➤ Assists ➤ Matches played ➤ All performance data.
https://www.transfermarkt.com/rooi-mahamutsa/leistungsdaten/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Access all R. Mahamutsa's stats, info, news, matches and career. All R. Mahamutsa´s perfomance data on 2025/26 season.
https://www.besoccer.com/player/rooi-mahamutsa-211405
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web search NEUTRAL — logo Gomora United Gomora United · Games list · Current season statistics (2025/2026) · Mahamutsa's career statisticsLast updated on 08/03/2026 at 20:37 · Notes.
https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/60520-rooi…
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Claim 3: “Oupa Manyisa: Betway Premiership ambassador.”
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Multiple web search results (Arena Sports Show and iDiski Times) identify Oupa Manyisa as a Betway Ambassador.
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web search NEUTRAL — Former Orlando Pirates midfielder Oupa Manyisa believes that Thalente Mbatha will be key for the side in the Betway Premiership Soweto Derby on Saturday.
https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/betway-premiership/manyisa-thi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Manyisa, who is a Betway Ambassador, showed boldness by predicting Pirates will be crowned league champions this season because of their good start to the campaign under coach Abdeslam Ouaddou.
https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2025-11-28-arena-sp…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oupa Manyisa believes the current Betway Premiership season is one of the most competitive, explaining what makes it fascinating.
https://farpost.co.za/2026/02/21/what-stands-out-for-manyisa…
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Claim 4: “Thabo Matlaba: Plays for Golden Arrows.”
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Multiple sources confirm Thabo Matlaba plays for Golden Arrows, including the official club site and ESPN.
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web search NEUTRAL — THABO MATLABA ; POSITION: LB ; JERSEY NUMBER: 28 ; PREVIOUS CLUBS: FREE STATE STARS, ORLANDO PIRATES, BLACK LEOPARDS, SWALLOWS FC, ROYAL AM ; DEBUT FOR ARROWS: 26/ ...
https://www.goldenarrowsfc.com/1st-team/thabo-matlaba/
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web search NEUTRAL — View the biography of Golden Arrows Defender Thabo Matlaba on ESPN. Includes career history and teams played for.
https://africa.espn.com/football/player/bio/_/id/151870/thab…
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web search NEUTRAL — Thabo "Festival" Matlaba (born 13 December 1987) is a South African professional association footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier Soccer League ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thabo_Matlaba
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Claim 5: “Moeneeb Josephs: Serving as Kenya national team goalkeeper coach under his former Bucs teammate Benni McCarthy, who’s the head coach.”
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The claim is confirmed by a news source (Sowetan) and multiple web search results stating Moeneeb Josephs joined Benni McCarthy as the goalkeeper coach for the Kenya national team in February 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following lists events that happened during 1980 in South Africa.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_in_South_Africa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Africa is a Christian majority nation with Islam being a minority religion, practised by roughly 2% of the total population. Islam in South Africa has grown in three different phases. The first …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_South_Africa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list includes past footballers who have played for Ajax Cape Town F.C. from 11 January 1999 to 28 September 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ajax_Cape_Town_F.C._pl…
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Claim 6: “Daine Klate: Has established himself as a very promising coach, with Durban City’s DDC team the last side he coached until he left in December.”
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Claim 7: “Andile Jali: Just retired a few months ago and ventured into farming, while he’s also a Nedbank Cup ambassador.”
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Claim 8: “Bucs’ starting XI in their victorious 2011/12 Premiership league-clinching match against Golden Arrows on May 19 2012”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about Orlando, Florida, and general information about Golden Arrows and Orlando Pirates players, but no specific evidence confirming the match on May 19, 2012, or the starting XI.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. is a South African soccer club based in Durban that plays in the Premiership.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamontville_Golden_Arrows_F.C.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deon Hotto Kavendji (born 29 October 1990) is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for South African Premier Division club Orlando Pirates and the Namibia national team. In May…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deon_Hotto
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sanele Tshabalala (born 12 May 1998) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Lamontville Golden Arrows. Born in Dobsonville, Tshabalala played youth football for Or…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanele_Tshabalala
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Claim 9: “Benni McCarthy, who’s the head coach [of Kenya national team]”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Benni McCarthy is currently the manager of the Kenya national football team.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sydney Cesc Jean Agina (born 31 August 2007) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Stoke City.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Agina
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benedict Saul McCarthy (born 12 November 1977) is a South African professional soccer coach and former player who is currently the manager of the Kenya national football team. A former forward, McCart…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benni_McCarthy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kenya national football team (Swahili: Timu ya Taifa ya Kandanda ya Kenya), colloquially known as the Harambee Stars, represents Kenya in association football. It is controlled by the Football Ken…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_national_football_team
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Claim 10: “Tlou Segolela: Based in Limpopo, where he served as Magesi’s DDC coach in the just-ended campaign.”
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Claim 11: “Siyabonga Sangweni: Been keeping a somewhat low profile in his hometown of Empangeni in KwaZulu-Natal, where he organises a successful football tournament every year.”
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The search results provided for this claim are completely irrelevant, returning results for Dodge Challenger cars instead of information about Siyabonga Sangweni.
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web search NEUTRAL — Browse the best May 2026 deals on Dodge Challenger vehicles for sale in Houston, TX. Save $12,376 right now on a Dodge Challenger on CarGurus.
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Claim 12: “Thulasizwe Mbuyane: Football pundit for Podcast and Chill Network.”
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Claim 13: “Orlando Pirates’ league triumph, their first in 14 years, at Mbombela Stadium at the weekend”
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Multiple independent news sources (Sowetan and Timeslive) report that Orlando Pirates are pursuing a league title for the first time in 14 years, with the deciding match taking place at Mbombela Stadium on the final day of the 2025/26 season.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021–22 season is Orlando Pirates's 26th consecutive season in the South African Premier Division, the top tier of South African soccer. They will also participate in the Nedbank Cup, the MTN 8 an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021–22_Orlando_Pirates_F.C._s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 MTN 8 was the 51st edition of the South African soccer competition featuring the top 8-placed teams at the conclusion of the previous Premiership season, and the 18th under its current sponso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_MTN_8
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of stadiums in South Africa, ordered by capacity. Stadiums in South Africa with a capacity of 5,000 or more are included.
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